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Get the low-down on the most common VTuber slang
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“Seiso” is a popular slang term used within the Virtual YouTuber (VTuber) community, especially among popular streamers. Based on “清楚” (seiso), the Japanese word for “clean” or “tidy,” this word has evolved to mean “wholesome” or “pure” in terms of a VTuber’s onscreen persona. Although it has its roots in meme culture, “seiso” and its opposing term, “unseiso,” have become well-established ways to label and categorize VTubers. Read on to get the inside scoop on this slang term (along with other VTuber lingo).
Things You Should Know
- “Seiso” (清楚) is a Japanese adjective that means “clean” and “tidy.”
- It was co-opted by the Virtual YouTuber (VTuber) community to mean “wholesome” or “pure.”
- Seiso is used as a label for wholesome VTubers, though it’s always used to meme about VTubers who are definitely not pure or wholesome.
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References
- ↑ https://jisho.org/word/%E6%B8%85%E6%A5%9A
- ↑ https://hololive.wiki/wiki/Glossary#S
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_37RpFGcSrk&t=0m55s
- ↑ https://hololive.wiki/wiki/Glossary#S
- ↑ https://virtualyoutuber.fandom.com/wiki/Tsukino_Mito
- ↑ https://hololive.wiki/wiki/Glossary#B
- ↑ https://creatoko.com/vtuber-terms-meanings-glossary/
- ↑ https://creatoko.com/vtuber-terms-meanings-glossary/
- ↑ https://creatoko.com/vtuber-terms-meanings-glossary/
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